Czech PM Babiš backtracks on public media budget funding after backlash

Czech PM Andrej Babiš is reconsidering his plan to fund public service media (ČT, Czech Radio) from the state budget after public disapproval. He now seeks alternative funding mechanisms and will discuss options at the coalition council. This marks a policy reversal under domestic political pressure, with implications for media independence and coalition stability.

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